Double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof

ABSTRACT

A double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof comprising a power source disposed on a table, two grinding wheels being disposed at both ends of a single power shaft extending out of the power source. The grinding device further comprises a first grinding seat with multi-axes deflectable cutting edges, and a second grinding seat with an apex and adjustable apex depth, so that the grinding device is capable of grinding right spin drill bit or left spin drill bit. The power source is a pneumatic motor and is provided with an absorbing passage for facilitating dust discharge, therefore, it is environmental friendly. The multi-axes deflectable first grinding seat and the second position-adjustable seat, the grinding seat is improved in terms of applicability and adjustability.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present invention is a continuation-in-part application of the co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/405,413, filed on Apr. 18, 2006.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof, and more particularly to a grinding device with a grinding wheel at each end of the power shaft of the power source. With the two grinding wheels and their positioning devices, and two grinding seats between the two grinding wheels, the grinding device is capable of grinding right spin drill bit or left spin drill bit.

2. Description of the Prior Art

U.S. Pat. No. 38,119 discloses a drill bit structure, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,517,411 discloses a grinding device designed for grinding the drill bit structure of U.S. Pat. No. 38,119, the drill bit grinding device is provided with two grinding wheels at both sides of the table thereof. This type of drill bit grinding device is a large-scale machine, and the two grinding wheels are driven by two different power source, it is not only difficult to carry but also wastes energy source. Further, its adjustable range of the grinding angle is too limited since only the flat grinding surface of the grinding wheels cooperates with the base for fixing the drill bit, and it is unable to grind the right spin drill bit and the left spin drill bit simultaneously, and the grinding operation must depend on the individual grinding skills, otherwise, it will cause grinding errors.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,652,367 discloses another drill bit grinding device which employs a single driving shaft to drive a single grinding wheel, and this type single driving shaft type grinding device is also unable to grind the right spin drill bit and the left spin drill bit simultaneously.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof comprising a power source disposed on a table, two grinding wheels being disposed at both ends of a single power shaft extending out of the power source. The grinding device further comprises a first grinding seat with multi-axes deflectable cutting edges, and a second grinding seat with an apex and adjustable apex depth, so that the grinding device is capable of grinding right spin drill bit or left spin drill bit.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide a double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof, wherein the power source is a pneumatic motor and is provided with an absorbing passage for facilitating dust discharge, therefore, it is environmental friendly.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof, with the multi-axes deflectable first grinding seat and the second position-adjustable seat, the grinding seat of the present invention can be improved in terms of applicability and adjustability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows the interior of the double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft in accordance with the present invention after the covers open;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an amplified view of a second grinding seat in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an amplified view of the positioning devices in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an assembly view of the double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 7-1 is a perspective view of a grinding wheel in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 7-2 is a projection view of the first grinding seat and the grinding wheel of the FIG. 7-1;

FIG. 7-3 is a projection view of the first grinding seat and the grinding wheel of the FIGS. 7-1 and 7-2;

FIG. 8-1 is a perspective view of a drill bit in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 8-2 is a top view of the drill bit in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the drill bit of FIG. 8-1;

FIG. 10 shows the pivoting portion and the deflection point of the first grinding seat in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the first grinding seat in accordance with the present invention; and

FIG. 12 is an assembly view of the first grinding seat in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be more clear from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1-3, a double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft in accordance with the present invention comprises a power source 10 disposed on a table 100. Each end of a power shaft 11 of the power source 10 extends out of a supporting member 12 on the table 100 and is connected to a grinding wheel 13, respectively. A cooling fan 14 is attached to the outer surface of the respective grinding wheels 13, and at each side of the table 100 is additionally disposed a cover 15 for covering the grinding wheels 13.

A first and second grinding seats 20, 30 are disposed on top and in front of the respective grinding wheels 13, respectively. A clamping assembly 40 for claiming a drill bit 99 is arranged on each of the first and second grinding seats 20, 30. On the front surface of the table 100 is disposed more than one positioning device 50 for positioning the clamping assembly 40 and adjusting the relative position between the clamping assembly 40 and the drill bit 99.

Each of the first grinding seats 20 includes a base 21. An arc-shaped slide slot 210 is defined in the bottom of the base 21 for allowing the first grinding seat 20 to be fixed to the table 100 by insertion of a bolt. At the other end of the bottom of the base 21 is formed a pivoting portion 211 to be inserted in the table 100, so that the base 21 is rotatable around the pivoting portion 211.

An eccentric rotating seat 22 is formed on the vertical surface of the base 21, and two positioning pins 220 are formed on the vertical surface of the rotating seat 22. The clamping assembly 40 is mounted in and locked by the rotating seat 22, so that the clamping assembly 40 is rotatable with the rotating seat 22. The rotating seat 22 is further provided with a flat and straight limit portion 221 located opposite the vertical surface of the base 21. And two opposite limit pins 212 are formed on the base 21 for limiting the deflection angle of the rotating seat 22 relative to the first grinding seat 20.

The second grinding seat 30 includes a base 31 to be positioned on the supporting member 12, as shown in FIG. 4. One end of the base 31 is pivotally connected to the supporting member 12 by a blot 32, and the other end of the base 31 is provided with a bolt 33 to be inserted and positioned in the supporting member 12. An end of the central shaft of a cam-controlling element 34 inserted through the supporting member 12 is provided with an abutting member 35 in the form of a cam. The abutting member 35 abuts against the bottom of the base 31 so that the base 31 can change its gradient to meet different cutting requirements. The base 31 is further provided with a limit pin 310 for limiting the deflection angle of the clamping assembly 40 relative to the base 31.

The clamping assembly 40 includes a clamping member 41 and a packing member 42 screwed onto the clamping member 41. In the clamping member 41 is disposed a collet, and at the end of the clamping member 41 is formed a small-diameter receiving portion 410 for insertion of the first and second grinding seats 20, 30. The large-diameter end of the receiving portion 410 is further defined with a flat and straight limit portion 411 so as to limit the position of the clamping member 41 by cooperating with the grinding seats 20, 30 and the limiting pins 20 and 310 of the positioning device 50. The number of the positioning portions 411 is variable according to the number of the number of the cutting edges of the drill bit 99.

Referring to FIG. 5, the positioning device 50 includes a horizontally arranged base 51, at one end of the base 51 is formed a receiving portion 510 in the form of a through hole, and a plurality of limit pins 511 is located around the outer periphery of the receiving portion 510 for cooperating with the limiting portions 411 of the clamping member 41 to provide a positioning effect. A column-shaped positioning member 52 is horizontally disposed at the other end of the base 51 and is defined with an inner space for accommodation of an elastic member 53 in the form of a helical spring. A positioning seat 54 is abutted against the top of the positioning member 52, and in the bottom of the positioning seat 54 is formed positioning concave 540 for cooperating with the positioning member 52. A central shaft of a fixing member 55 in the form of a screw inserts through the center of the positioning seat 54 and the threaded end of the central shaft of the fixing member 55 is screwed in the bottom of the inner space of the positioning member 52, so that the positioning seat 54 is fixed to the top of the positioning member 52 by the fixing member 55. according to this embodiment, the positioning portion 541 of the positioning seat 54 whose peripheral shape being formed correspondingly to the shape of the cutting edge at the sharp end of the drill bit 99 is provided with four cooperating surfaces of different gradients. Therefore, the present invention totally includes two positioning devices 50, and the positioning seat 54 of each positioning device 50 is provided with a positioning portion 541 with four cooperating surfaces of different gradients, so that the structure of the present invention is applicable to a drill bit 99 with at least more than eight cutting edges.

Beside the first and second grinding seats 20, 30 at both ends of the power source 10, with reference to FIG. 6, the power source 10 can also be provided at its side thereof with another first and second grinding seats 20, 30, so that the grinding device of the present invention is provided with four different grinding seat 20, 30 at both ends thereof for meeting different grinding requirements.

Further, a large storing member 60 in the form of a drawer is disposed in an inner space at the bottom of the table 100, in the storing member 60 is disposed a holding rack 61 for holding different clamping assemblies 40 applicable for different drill bits 99.

The power source 10 of the present invention can be a general electric motor, or a pneumatic motor, as shown in FIG. 3. One end of the pneumatic motor is an air-intake end 101, and the other end is an air-discharge end 102. An absorbing passage 103 is defined in the table 100 and located at the position of the pneumatic motor, and the open ends of the absorbing passage 103 are located at the two grinding wheels 13. When the power source 10 operates, a negative pressure is created in the absorbing passage 103, so that grinding dust produced from the grinding wheels 13 are sucked in the absorbing passage 103 and discharged out of the air-discharge end 102 of the power source 10 and is finally collected. The grinding dust is prevented from being discharged into the surrounding air, therefore, it is environmental friendly.

The structure of the rotating seat 22 of the base 21 of the first grinding seat 20 is shown in FIGS. 7-1, 7-2 and 7-3. On the vertical surface of the base 21 is formed an assembling portion 213 in the form of a hole, the rotating seat 22 is also formed with an assembling portion 222 in the form of a hole for mounting the clamping assembly 40. The contact point of the axis of the drill bit 99 at the center of the clamping assembly 40 with respect to the surface of the grinding wheel 13 is a central cutting point C. The point of the central cutting point C projected onto the vertical surface of the base 21 is a horizontal-axis point C′. The center of the assembling portion 222 deflects downward to form an eccentric axis point A. When the rotating seat 22 rotates on the base 21 to drive the clamping assembly 40 and the drill bit 99, the sharp end of the axis of the drill bit 99 is positioned at the central cutting point C, and the peripheral surfaces of the sharp end of the drill bit 99 can rotate along the eccentric axis point A around the horizontal axis point C′ about 90 degrees to produce a cutting and grinding action. Further, the assembling portion 213 of the base 21 is in the form of a slant hole and is provided with a horizontal deflection axis point A′, so that the first deflection axis CA′ of the rotating seat 22 on the base 21 is deflectable within a defection angle of −10-10 degrees relative to the datum axis CC′. And the second deflection axis CA of the assembling portion 222 of the rotating seat 22 is also deflectable at a vertical deflection angle 0-5 degrees with respect to the datum axis CC′. When rotating on the rotating seat 22 of the base 21 during grinding operation, the clamping assembly 40 and the drill bit 99 are allowed to deflect a predetermined distance along the first and second deflection axes CA′ and CA and about the datum axis CC′, so that the peripheral surfaces of the sharp end of the drill bit 99 can be processed simultaneously by the two deflection axes to produce different curvatures and arc-shaped surfaces.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the center of the sharp end of the drill bit 99 is an apex 990, the drill bit is provided with two straight cutting edges 991 that extend in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions, respectively to form an arc-shaped cutting extension 992. At the end of the cutting extension 992 is formed a cutting lip 993 with a certain angle, and a dust-discharge chute 994 is formed next to the cutting lip 993. The cutting lip 993 extends to the apex 990 to form a slant apex cutting edge 995. The first grinding seat 20 is used to grind the cutting edges 991 and the cutting portions 992, and the second grinding seat 30 serves to grind the cutting lip 993 and the apex cutting edge 995. As compared with the first arc-shaped side line MN cut only by the second defection axis CA, the present invention can also make a second arc-shaped side line M′N′ by using the two deflection axes simultaneously. During the rotation of the drill bit 99, the apex 990 and the central cutting point C of the drill bit 99 are fixed, only part of the cutting extension 992 is unequally ground at a high speed, as shown in Figure. The amount of deflection of the first deflection axis CA′ relative to the datum axis CC′ is within 0-10 degrees, namely, when it deflects, the cutting extension 992 will move toward the surface of the grinding wheel 13 quickly to deep the grinding depth, so that the curvature of the second arc-shaped side line M′N′ is relatively large. The support force of the cutting edges 991 reduces, and accordingly strength of the cutting edge also reduces, which is suitable for grinding the work piece with a relatively low hardness. When the first deflection axis CA′ is located at a negative angle with respect to the datum axis CC′, the grinding amount of the cutting extension 992 reduces, the second arc-shaped side line M′N′ is relatively flat, the supporting force of the cutting edges 991 is relatively large, and the strength of the drill bit 99 increases substantially, therefore, it is suitable for grinding or cutting the work piece with a relatively high hardness.

Referring to FIG. 10, the pivoting portion 211 of the base 21 is inserted on the pivoting point 211A of the table 100 to perform compensating displacement around the deflection axis point A′ and can move the deflection point 211B or 211C. The assembling portion 213 of the base 21 is kept in the vertical portion of the base 21, not in the form of a slant hole, such that it can also obtain the effect strengthening the cutting function, as stated above. The same design can also be provided with a deflection member 23 which is disposed between the base 21 and the rotating seat 22 or between the rotating seat 22 and the clamping assembly 40, and such arrangements can also achieve the same function as mentioned above. For example, the deflection member 23 is disposed between the clamping assembly 40 and the rotating seat 22, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, and the deflection member 23 is defined with an inner space 230 for insertion of the clamping assembly 40. The defection member 23 has a large-diameter flange formed at one end thereof and a small-diameter mounting portion 231 formed at the other end thereof. The hole of the mounting portion 231 is concentric with the center of the rotating seat 22. The inner space 230 can be shaped in the form of a slant hole according to the slope of the deflection axis point A′, this method can also change the position of the center of the drill bit 99 and achieve the function of multi-axis grinding. The inner space 230 can also be located eccentrically to the center of the mounting portion 231 according to the lengths of the cutting edges 991, so that it can grind the drill bit 99 with two cutting edges 991 of different lengths.

Another characteristic of the present invention is that the rear grinding surface 130 of the grinding wheel 13 is shaped in the form of an inward-slanting sharp angle, as shown in FIG. 9. The rear grinding surface 130 is maintained at 0-5 degrees with respect to the parallel rear surface, so that the apex cutting edge 995 of the cutting edge 991 close to the apex 990 is formed in a non-vertical form and has an inner slant angle of 0-5 degrees in the vertical direction, so as to reduce the risk of the dust discharge being blocked by the apex cutting edge 995.

While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. 

1. A double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof comprising a power source disposed on a table, two grinding wheels being disposed at both ends of a single power shaft extending out of the power source; at least more than one first and one second grinding seats being disposed on the respective grinding wheels at both ends of the power shaft, a clamping assembly for claiming a drill bit being arranged on each of the first and second grinding seats, at least more than one positioning device being disposed on a front surface of the table.
 2. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first grinding seat includes a base, a slide slot is defined in a bottom of the base, at the other end of the bottom of the base is formed a pivoting portion to be inserted in the table, so that the base is rotatable around the pivoting portion, an eccentric rotating seat is formed on a vertical surface of the base, and positioning pins are formed on a vertical surface of the rotating seat for cooperating with the clamping assembly, the rotating seat is further provided with a limit portion located opposite the vertical surface of the base, an opposite limit pins are correspondingly formed on the base.
 3. A double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof comprising a power source disposed on a table, grinding wheels being disposed at both ends of a single power shaft extending out of the power source, at least more than one first and one second grinding seats being disposed close to the respective grinding wheels at both ends of the power shaft, a clamping assembly for claiming a drill bit being arranged on each of the first and second grinding seats, at least more than one positioning device being disposed on a front surface of the table; an eccentric rotating seat is formed on a vertical surface of the base, on a vertical surface of the base is formed an assembling portion, the rotating seat is also formed with an assembling portion for mounting the clamping assembly, a contact point of an axis of the drill bit at the center of the clamping assembly with respect to the surface of the grinding wheel is a central cutting point C, a point of the central cutting point C projected onto the vertical surface of the base is a horizontal-axis point C′, a center of the assembling portion deflects downward to form an eccentric axis point A, the assembling portion of the base is in the form of a slant hole and is provided with a horizontal deflection axis point A′, a first deflection axis CA′ of the rotating seat on the base is deflectable within a defection angle of −10-10 degrees relative to a datum axis CC′, and a second deflection axis CA of the assembling portion of the rotating seat is also deflectable at an vertical deflection angle 0-5 degrees with respect to the datum axis CC′.
 4. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 3, wherein a center of a sharp end of the drill bit is an apex, the drill bit is provided with two straight cutting edges that extend in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions, respectively to form an arc-shaped cutting extension, at the end of the cutting extension is formed a cutting lip with a certain angle, and a dust-discharge chute is formed next to the cutting lip, the cutting lip extends to the apex to form a slant apex cutting edge, the first grinding seat is used to grind the cutting edges and the cutting portions, and the second grinding seat serves to grind the cutting lip and the apex cutting edge, when the rotating seat rotates on the base to drive the clamping assembly and the drill bit, the sharp end of the axis of the drill bit is positioned at the central cutting point C, and the peripheral surfaces of the sharp end of the drill bit can rotate along the eccentric axis point A around the horizontal axis point C′ about degrees to produce a cutting and grinding action, when rotating on the rotating seat of the base during grinding operation, the clamping assembly and the drill bit are allowed to deflect a predetermined distance along the first and second deflection axes CA′ and CA and about the datum axis CC′, so that the peripheral surfaces of the sharp end of the drill bit can be processed simultaneously by the two deflection axes to produce different curvatures and arc-shaped surfaces, two deflection axes grinding mode can make a second arc-shaped side line M′N′, during the rotation of the drill bit, the apex and the central cutting point C of the drill bit are fixed, only part of the cutting extension is unequally ground at a high speed, the amount of deflection of the first deflection axis CA′ relative to the datum axis CC′ is within 0-10 degrees, namely, when it deflects, the cutting extension will move toward the surface of the grinding wheel quickly to deep the grinding depth, so that the curvature of the second arc-shaped side line M′N′ is relatively large.
 5. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 4, when the first deflection axis CA′ is located at a negative angle with respect to the datum axis CC′, the grinding amount of the cutting extension reduces, the second arc-shaped side line M′N′ is relatively flat, the supporting force of the cutting edges is relatively large, and the strength of the drill bit increases substantially, therefore, it is suitable for grinding or cutting the work piece with a relatively high hardness.
 6. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivoting portion of the base is inserted on the pivoting point of the table to perform compensating displacement around the deflection axis point A′ and can move the deflection point, the assembling portion of the base is kept in the vertical portion of the base.
 7. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 1, wherein a deflection member is disposed between the base and the rotating seat or between the rotating seat and the clamping assembly.
 8. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 7, wherein the deflection member is disposed between the clamping assembly and the rotating seat and is defined with an inner space for insertion of the clamping assembly, the defection member has a large-diameter flange formed at one end thereof and a small-diameter mounting portion formed at the other end thereof, the hole of the mounting portion is concentric with the center of the rotating seat, the inner space is shaped in the form of a slant hole according to the slope of the deflection axis point A′, so as to change the position of the center of the drill bit.
 9. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 8, wherein the inner space of the deflection member is located eccentrically to the center of the mounting portion according to different lengths of the cutting edges, so that it can grind the drill bit with two cutting edges of different lengths.
 10. A double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof comprising a power source disposed on a table, grinding wheels being disposed at both ends of a single power shaft extending out of the power source, at least more than one first and one second grinding seats being disposed close to the respective grinding wheels at both ends of the power shaft, a clamping assembly for claiming a drill bit being arranged on each of the first and second grinding seats, at least more than one positioning device being disposed on a front surface of the table; the second grinding seat includes a base to be positioned on the supporting member, one end of the base is pivotally connected to the supporting member by a blot, and the other end of the base is provided with a bolt to be inserted and positioned in the supporting member, the central shaft of a cam-controlling element is provided with an abutting member in the form of a cam.
 11. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 10, wherein the abutting member is a cam.
 12. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 10, wherein the table of the second grinding seat is a supporting member vertical to the bottom of the table.
 13. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power source is a motor, and the motor is a pneumatic motor, one end of the pneumatic motor is an air-intake end, and the other end is an air-discharge end.
 14. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 13, wherein an absorbing passage is defined in the table and located at the position of the pneumatic motor, and open ends of the absorbing passage are located at the two grinding wheels.
 15. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 1, wherein a large storing member in the form of a drawer is disposed in an inner space at the bottom of the table, and in the storing member is disposed a holding rack.
 16. The double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft and grinding method thereof as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear grinding surface of the grinding wheel is shaped in the form of an inward-slanting sharp angle and is maintained at 0-5 degrees with respect to the parallel rear surface. 